Weather-strip.



M. E. CRANDALL.

ATHERBTRIP. APPL N FIL ED JULY 6, I915- Patented Apr. 25, 1916.

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M. E-CRANDALL.

WEATHER STRIP. APPLICATION men JULYG, 19m.

Patented Apr. 25, 1916..

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WEATHER-STRIP.

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Application filed July c, 1915.

lfhis invention relates to weather strips and has as its object to provide a strip WlllCll may be manufactured at low cost and whichv may be placed upon the market in rolls and sold in the desired lengths. Another aim'of the invention is to pro vide a weather strip so constructed that its application may be universal and that it may be applied wherever desired by any one without the exercise of any particular skill. Another aim of the invention is to provide a weather strip so formed that it will effectually serve the purpose for which it is designed and will not be liable to hinder otherwise interfere with theopening or closing of the door or window-sashes in connection with which it is employed.

In the 'accompanyin drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View illustrating one form of the strip applied to a door frame, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view illustrating the strip applied to a window sash,- Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 4: is a horizontal sectional view illustrating the manner in which the strip "is employed at the sides'of a window sash, Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional. view in detail of one of the strips, Fig. 6 is a perspective view of thestrip shown in Fig. 5, Fig. 7 is a similar view ilustrating a modified form of the strip, and Fig. 8' is a similar view illustrating a further modification. v

llhestrip embodying the present inven-" tion is preferably of resilient metal and the strip is. manufactured 'in considerable lengths and placed upon the market in rolled form or wound upon suitable spools or reels.

In a broad sense, the invention consists in providing an article of the class mentioned in the nature of a strip of resilient material having a marginal attaching portion and. provided in juxtaposition to the said portion with a'bearmg portion projecting beyond the plane of one face of the strip and designed to bear against the surface to which the strip is secured, the strip in its attached position having its free portion beyond the Specification of Letters Patent.

the said edge and adjacent thereto,

Patented Apr-Q25, 1| 9M5.

Serial No. 38,156

bearing portion lying at an acute angle to the surface to which the strip is attached.

In the drawings, the strip is indicated in general by the (numeral 1 and in that form of the invention illustrated in Figs. l to 6 inclusive of the drawings, the strip is formed arallel to its edge which is to be attached to the surface of the door or window frame with a series of protuberances formed by indenting one face of the strip, these protuberances being indicated by the numeral 2. In this particular form of the invention, the protuberances 2 are substantially conoidal in form and the series is parallel to that edge of the strip which-is indicated by the numeral 3, the portion of the strip between the said edge 3 and the series of protuberances 2 constituting the attaching portion of the strip and being indicated in the drawings by the numeral 4. If desired, this portion may be formed with openings 5 through which nails or other suitable "securing elements maybe driven or in the event that the strip is sufiicientlythin, this portion may be left imperforate and the securing elements may be driven directly through the strip when attaching the strip to a surface, I

lit will be observed by reference to the drawings and particularly to Fig. 5 thereof, that when the strip is attached to the surface of a window frame or. door frame'or the like, the protuberances 2 will "bear tached and the free or in other portion,

words, that portion which lies between the door or window sash in connection withwhich the strip is employed.

In order to insure against the free longiagainst the surface to which the strip is at- .tudin-al edge of the strip catching in the surface of the door or window-sash as the door or sash is moved in its frame, a bend indicated at 6 is formed in the strip parallel to this bend forming an angular marginal. portion indicated by the numeral 7 which portion projects or extends at an angle to that face of the strip bearing the protuberances 2.

In that form of the invention shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings, the strip is formed with protuberances indicated at 8 which instead of being conoidal as in the form illustrated. in Fig. 6 are approximately semi.-

cylindrical or elliptical in form.

In the form illustrated in Fig. 8 of the drawings, a continuous zigzag protuberance is stamped or otherwise formed in the strip.

As stated before, the strip is formed from resilient metal and preferably from metal sufficiently thin to permit of the strip being placed upon the 'market rolled .upon itself or upon spools or reels and in considerable lengths so that it may be sold by the foot or yards Furthermore, it is preferable that the strip be sufficiently thin to permit of its being cut by an ordinary pair of shears, so

that when the strip is employed at the keeper side of a door frame as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings, incisions may be made therein extending inwardly from its attaching edge as indicated at 10 and the portion of the strip between the incisions may be folded back as indicated at 11, so that the latch or look bolt upon the door may engage it's keeper upon the door frame without interference on the part of the strip.

It will be understood, of course, that while the drawings illustrate three particular forms 'of protubereinces, these Iprotuberances may assume other shapes or be otherwise arranged than illustrated, the objectin View being in any event, to provide a bearing portion located in juxtaposition to and parallel to one edge of the strip which portion will, in. the attached position of the strip serve to maintain the free portion thcrebeyond in angular relation to the surface to which the strip is attached.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim'and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent is:-

1. In an article of the class described, a strip of resilient material having a marginal attaching portion and provided in juxtaposition to the said portion with a series of A protuberances.

2. In an article of the class described, a strip of resilient material having a marginal attaching portion provided injuxtaposition to the said portion with a series of spaced protuberances, the series extending parallel to the said marginal attaching portion.

In an article of the class described, a strip of resilient material having a marginal attaching portion occupying the same plane as the body portion of the strip, and a series of protuberances projecting from one face of the said strip, thesaid series extending parallel to the Saidattaching portion.

4. In an article of the classdescribed, a fiat strip of resilient material provided adjacent One edge with a series of protuberances extending parallel to the said edge and provided between the said series of pros tuberances and the said edge with openings for the passage. of securing elements.

In testimony whereof I .a'liix my signature.

MAX E. CRANDALL. [L.S.] 

